Who is in Your Cloud?
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS:
Who do you think might be in your 'cloud of witnesses?'
HERE'S HOW:
Today is a good day to be active participants in the clouds of others. To be listeners, those who can rejoice in the good of others. Today, express gratitude for those who have shaped you and ask God how you can continue to shape others. May you walk into conversations not with the intention of imposing our agenda but with the intention of blessing and listening, because every person you interact with is part of our story. And in doing so, may you experience the profound transformation that comes from living a life centered on love, service, and understanding.
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Called a dear friend this morning.
It's her birthday🥳 She and I and another friend who's gone now, we had many adventures together in the 70's.✌️ I did find myself lost in her conversation about her children, her grandchildren, and the hope for great grandchildren. I too, shared about my family and it was a delightful conversation.🙏🏻🕊
Thanks for sharing this! I'm inspired to listen to those in my life as you've modeled here. Blessings -tim
Pondering with gratitude.
We're grateful for you, Lindsay. - Brad
29 years ago, I was a fairly new believer and the teachings of John were very instrumental in shaping me into a follower of Jesus! I read many of his books over the years and now it seems like I’ve come full circle listening to Become New. I’m grateful for you John and the positive impact you have had on my spiritual journey! Well done!!!
It's so nice to read this! We're grateful for you, and that we can share the journey with you. - Brad
The Jeremy Taylor quote was a Spirit-inspired irritant to my enneagram 3 performance/achiever soul this morning. Thank you.
Ha, yes, we understand those types of Spirit-inspired irritants! Thanks for your encouraging note. - Brad
Good Morning to John and Tim and all others who are watching/listening "not just not talking”! Greetings from Kansas!
Good morning Kansas! So nice you let us know. - Brad
Almost 40 years ago, I was assigned to a Navy command staffed with a commanding officer and three lieutenants. I learned a lot from our CO. He was fair to others in everything he did. I yearned for his praise as every "atta boy" I got from him meant I had met his high standard in treating fairly the nearly 1,000 sailors we served. Time passed and twelve years later, I was selected to become a commanding officer. I applied my prior skipper's standards, and as a result, I was offered an extension to remain the CO of my unit for another year. I declined. I thanked the commodore for the offer but explained it was someone else's turn to take the reins, and the fair thing to do would be to let that person get a chance to lead.
We love hearing how significant people in your life formed and shaped you and in turn your desire to lead others in a similar was as well as pay it forward. Thank you so much for sharing Bucky
I pray in future days & years that someone remembers me as one who listened & helped shape lives.
I have no doubt they will! Thank you for being a faithful follower.
Rob
Love today's message. As a final project in my spiritual direction program, TLC, I gathered the pictures of my Cloud of Witnesses. John was one of the many mentors that influenced my spiritual journey. Others in my Cloud include Sibyl Towner, Mary Ulick, my junior high Catechism pastor, Pastor Gast, Henry Cloud, Dallas Willard, Henry Nouwen, the Apostle Paul, Joseph, Lee Strobel, Phyllis Tickle, Bill Bright, Josh McDowell, my grandparents, my mother, Nancy Beach, Joan Kelley, Gayle Donahue, Sharon Swing, Parker Palmer, Phil Yancy, Gary Haugen, Martin Luther, Job, Eva Sullivan, Jeanie Hoover, Helen Cepero, Jeanne Ley, Ruth Barton. This is just a sampling of my Cloud for which I continue to be thankful. Thanks John for you seminar with Ruth Haley Barton, An Ordinary Day with Jesus.
That's a pretty impressive lineage to have learned from. Thank you, Sharon, for joining us and for sharing your journey with us!
Rob
Thank you! Thanks John, Tim, & team, for being such encouraging witnesses. "Listening is not the same thing as just not talking." Excellent! Thank you all!
Thank you for this encouraging note. - Brad
Wow.. so timely for today when “everything” is in the cloud . The writer of Hebrews knew way back then even witnesses were in the cloud!! And- Jeremy Taylor quote is just fabulous. Thank you. All Souls Day will from now on be my day for witnesses in the cloud😂
So true! Thank you for being part, Jake, we appreciate your comments.
Rob
Early I discovered A. W. Tozer who said the mark of a spiritual person is one that would rather die right than live wrong. That he was a mystic helped me later when I discovered the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, but no two people have meant more than Dallas Willard and Eugene Peterson. By reading Dr. Willards biography, Becoming Dallas Willard, I share his flaws, but that he didn't just stay where he was and had courage to reconsider the gospel of Jesus has been, as they say, a "game changer". Reading Eugene Peterson's books and version of the scriptures has been revolutionary is allowing me to see Jesus' environment born into and how he didn't follow any path of his day. That all three men had flaws. As they did, I hope to always be pressing forward.
Thank you for sharing your heart warming journey - every story matters - and may your story inspire other to keep pressing forward. We are grateful Bucky
Quick question...every day you start out by saying "nobody gets the story they want". I am wrestling with this statement. What do you mean by that? It sounds rather depressing.
We all have goals and dreams. Sometimes we find that achieving the goal or fulfilling the dream is not all that we expected.
That said, I cannot say that I have the story I did not want. Rather, I have a story that I did not expect (and how boring would that be...to get everything I expect?).
Am I misinterpreting? If so, would you be so kind as to explain?
Brian, there are so many times I can become fixed on those things "I" want. I love how positively you view this. How many times do we pray for something and don't get what we want, but God provides what we need, instead? Thank you for watching and sharing!
Rob
Many amazing people have and continue to add value to my life. I am only better because of them. But one in particular stands out, even though I haven't seen them in years. Our relationship ended abruptly and not well. But they prayed for me and usher me into this great discovery of Jesus Christ as my Savior. So, no matter the outcome of our relationship, my gratitude for them is forever intact. May they be blessed wherever they find themselves today.
Thank you for your heart felt prayer and blessing for a meaningful relationship that is part of your story Bucky
So many for me too, my Pastor Ken, my spiritual parents Colin and Bev, the apostle Paul . Dallas Willard has shaped me from afar and has been a great cloud in my transformation journey 🙏🏾
Thank you for being part of our community, Aarti, we are so thankful that God has been able to use the ministry of so many to reach the masses!
Rob
One of my witnesses is the second pastor at my very first church, Peter Hart. I was part of his Bible study group and one of the things I will always be grateful for is, he never made me feel that the questions I asked ( I was a very new believer) were stupid and therefore I have never been afraid to ask questions. There are many more but he was the first.
So many of us have been blessed by such ministers! Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts, Judith!
Rob
Just love you John. You have been in my cloud for literally years. I’m sure I’m one among many! Thanks bro. ❤
You are loved, too!
Rob
I've reached that age in life where many of those in my cloud have left this world and this side of eternity. I'm ever so grateful that I can recall their indelible imprint on my life. Because of their investment in my spiritual and personal development, I became a teacher, impacting the lives of young people every day.
This is beautiful. - Brad
This was SO impactful - who’s in your cloud? Thank you John🙏🏻
This is nice to hear, Joy. - Brad
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God, help me today be a good part of someone else's story.
Yes! That's my prayer as well. - Brad
You are in my cloud. It all started with "Flow" in the Lakeside Auditorium. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing - we appreciate your words of encouragement Bucky
Flow was an excellent series. Sorry to see John flow to California right after that. Thankfully technology enables us to still engage in his teaching.
What is the name of the book you mention that encapsulates all the best wisdom of the different Christians?
It's called Devotional Classics by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith -tim
@@BecomeNew Thanks! :)